kookaburra

noun (a kookaburra, kookaburras)

«kookaburra» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A kookaburra is a big Australian bird of the kingfisher family with a loud call that sounds like a person laughing. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons about Australian animals, birds and habitats; in music, the old children's round «Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree»; in Australia, a familiar morning sound.

Examples

The kookaburra laughed loudly at dawn. tree →
Kookaburras eat snakes, lizards and insects. tree →
We sang «Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree». tree →
A kookaburra snatched a sausage from the barbecue. tree →
The laughing kookaburra is a kind of kingfisher. tree →

Note

Countable. Native to Australia (also introduced in New Zealand). Its laugh is actually a call to mark its territory.

On Mova

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